Comms Department queries Telstra over outback LEOsat outages
The federal government has started examining the performance of around 200 Telstra-supplied small cell mobile base stations providing service to remote communities using LEOsat services…
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Fintech Airwallex to be audited by AUSTRAC
Australia’s financial crime watchdog has ordered an audit of payment platform Airwallex for suspected anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance failures. The Australian Transaction Reports…
Apple to revamp Siri as a built-in chatbot
Apple plans to revamp Siri later this year by turning the digital assistant into the company’s first artificial intelligence chatbot, Bloomberg News reported. The chatbot,…
OAIC calls on federal agencies to be transparent on ADM use
The Australian Office of the Information Commissioner (OAIC) says that lack of disclosure around use of automated decision-making (ADM) systems across government agencies is putting…
APRA to modernise data stack with Databricks on Azure
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is set to modernise its data stack and governance architecture, underpinned by a new platform built with Databricks on…
Bezos’ Blue Origin to deploy enterprise-grade LEOsat network
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has announced a plan to deploy 5408 satellites in space for a communications network that will serve data centres,…
Eightfold sued for helping companies secretly score job seekers
Eightfold AI, a venture capital-backed artificial intelligence hiring platform used by Microsoft, PayPal and many other Fortune 500 companies, is being sued in California for…
ACMA ponders exemptions from new outage register rules
The federal government may exempt some telcos from rules requiring them to maintain service outage registers, as ordered by communications minister Anika Wells late last…
UK weighs Australia-style social media ban
Britain is considering an Australian-style ban on social media for children under 16, with prime minister Keir Starmer warning they risk being pulled into “a…
EU phase-out of high-risk tech targets Huawei
The European Union plans to phase out components and equipment from high-risk suppliers in critical sectors, according to a draft proposal released by the European…
AI to streamline ATO contact centre operations
The Australian Taxation Office is looking to AI technology to help it handle up to 20 million interactions processed by its contact centre each year…
SUBCO reveals first Australia-US direct undersea cable to go live late 2028
SUBCO will build a new undersea fibre cable linking Australia directly to the US within two years to meet an expected surge in demand for capacity…